Fido
Club Member
Posts: 63
Primary Vehicle: RAV4
Year: 2006
Model Spec/Trim: VVT-I XT3 5 door Auto
Engine Capacity: 1998cc
Fuel Type: Petrol
Transmission: Automatic
Drive Type: 4WD/AWD
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Post by Fido on Feb 24, 2019 11:39:43 GMT
Ever felt stupid? I replaced an earlier RAV4 with a 2006 model last year. I was surprised by the acceleration I was getting and often mentioned to my wife that my RAV performed more like her car when it was in sports mode. It took me 2500 miles before I realised that I had been using gear 3 instead of D! After switching to D my fuel consumption went from 28.2 mpg to 32.2mpg. I suppose I can at least offer comments on the fuel comparisons between D and 3 which I have seen discussed on other forums.
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Post by unclebob on Feb 24, 2019 13:31:39 GMT
Must be male thing ...never reading handbooks and manuals 😄😄😉
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Post by philip42h on Feb 24, 2019 14:07:29 GMT
No, it's an automatic, not a manual ...  |
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Post by charliefarlie on Feb 25, 2019 8:19:23 GMT
What’s a manual  ? |
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Post by Ravasher on Feb 25, 2019 9:56:28 GMT
Ever felt stupid? I replaced an earlier RAV4 with a 2006 model last year. I was surprised by the acceleration I was getting and often mentioned to my wife that my RAV performed more like her car when it was in sports mode. It took me 2500 miles before I realised that I had been using gear 3 instead of D! After switching to D my fuel consumption went from 28.2 mpg to 32.2mpg. I suppose I can at least offer comments on the fuel comparisons between D and 3 which I have seen discussed on other forums. My wife use to drive the 4.2 with the O/D off. I only found out when I had to use it and asked her the question. She thought if it was switched off it would be more economical 🤣🤣🤦🏻♂️ |
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